J 2024

National retailing after the Second World War: structural changes, differences and the impact of the socialist model on the Czech and Slovak Republics (1953–1989)

KRIŽAN, František, Josef KUNC, Kristína BILKOVÁ and Markéta NOVOTNÁ

Basic information

Original name

National retailing after the Second World War: structural changes, differences and the impact of the socialist model on the Czech and Slovak Republics (1953–1989)

Authors

KRIŽAN, František (703 Slovakia, guarantor), Josef KUNC (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Kristína BILKOVÁ (703 Slovakia) and Markéta NOVOTNÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

History of Retailing and Consumption, Taylor & Francis, 2024, 2373-518X

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50204 Business and management

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

Organization unit

Faculty of Economics and Administration

DOI

Keywords in English

Retail structure changes; nationalisation of retail; retail network centralisation vs decentralisation; socialist economic model; Czechoslovak Socialist Republic

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 20/7/2024 09:00, Ing. Markéta Novotná, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

Changes in retail structures, processes, and culture in post-war Europe were strongly affected by the post-war economic boom, the origin of a mass consumer society, and the adaptation of innovations from the United States. Retail structures and the culture of consumption remained different in the Czech and Slovak parts of the former Czechoslovakia after the Second World War, which influenced the development of retail trade in both countries. After the rise to power of the communists, retail was nationalised, leading to centralising trends in the Czech Republic and decentralisation trends in Slovakia. As a result, the retail structure differed in the two countries. While the Czech Republic showed a preference for larger stores, Slovakia focused more on smaller stores, particularly in rural areas. Although the post-war period brought positive changes, such as the growth of retail trade and the restoration of the population’s purchasing power, the socialist economic model, which was controlled by state-owned enterprises, led to insufficient development and investment in retail and a lack of innovation and efficiency. The post-war period represented a key era for the transformation of European retail; the development trends in post-socialist countries, however, differed from other, capitalist countries.

Links

MUNI/A/1406/2021, interní kód MU
Name: Specifické faktory konkurenceschopného rozvoje na regionální a lokální úrovni (Acronym: SPEFAKOR)
Investor: Masaryk University

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